ACI Emphasizes Importance of Modernizing America鈥檚 Recycling System Amidst Congress Concerns
Washington, D.C. 鈥 June 30, 2022聽鈥揟oday, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce held a hearing on 鈥溾 In conjunction with the hearing, the offered its perspective in a as Congress examines ways to improve America鈥檚 recycling capabilities.
鈥ACI聽recognizes the need to mitigate the impacts associated with the creation, use, and disposal of our product packaging,鈥 wrote Nathan Sell,聽ACI聽Senior Director, Sustainability in a letter to Chairman Tonko and Ranking Member McKinley. 鈥淐leaning product packaging is designed to protect the health and safety of consumers and their families, while also ensuring safe transport, storage and use of cleaning products during all stages of a product’s lifecycle.鈥
鈥淭he optimization of聽ACI聽member company product packaging is a priority to deliver the performance of the products聽ACI members produce. It is for this reason that we have established guiding principles that help us ensure our products, which provide hygiene and cleanliness, do so in a manner that is environmentally sound, socially responsible, and economically viable without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs,鈥 wrote Sell.
鈥淥ur members have collaborated on guidelines to help direct design and manufacturing, and to aid in the development and use of recyclable packaging. We have also charted a roadmap aiming to achieve 100 percent collection and reuse, recycling or composting of cleaning product packaging waste by 2040.鈥
ACI聽encourages policymakers to take the following steps to improve our recycling systems and encourage the adoption of more sustainable practices:
- Increasing availability of post-consumer recycled plastics
- Reducing single-use plastics
- Data collection
- Consumer education
About The American Cleaning Institute (ACI)
罢丑别听聽is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry庐聽and represents the $60 billion U.S. cleaning product supply chain.聽ACI聽members include the manufacturers and formulators of soaps, detergents, and general cleaning products used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional settings; companies that supply ingredients and finished packaging for these products; and chemical distributors.聽聽ACI聽serves the growth and innovation of the U.S. cleaning products industry by advancing the health and quality of life of people and protecting our planet.聽ACI聽achieves this through a continuous commitment to sound science and being a credible voice for the cleaning products industry.
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